I just got this in a DS bundle I bought from someone. Iwill admit, I have only played it for an hour, and I haven't played many mega man games (working on that), but I really like it. It earned bonus points with me by leaving the origional voice's intact. So what little voice is heard in the cutscene videos is the origional Japanese ones.

The reason those review scores are so high is because those reviewers weren't forced to complete the game and could stop when they want (which almost certainly was before they beat it)

I was super psyched about the promise of ZX (Megaman X style gameplay with "metroidvania" style adventure and freedom) but was quickly disappointed. A big complaint with many is the needlessly confusing map layout, which is valid, but the biggest problem with the game is that it's much more frustrating than fun. Allow me to elucidate.

The issue is that in a Metroid style game or a Castlevania style game where the areas are all linked and you backtrack to advance your progress the generic monsters you come across become gradually easier to defeat as you become more powerful. This gives you a sense of accomplishment and makes backtracking relatively painless. In ZX, an enemy at the beginning of the game is just as strong at the end, and your weapons aren't really powered up any more. This added with having to navigate insta-death electric spikes and bottomless pits just to walk back to officially complete a quest makes this game an UTTER FAILURE.

I sold it. And I never sell games. Buy one of the Zero games or the X collection if you like the rpg advancement stuff and stay the hell away from this one.

#9
dragonjud
Got games, but no time
CAGiversary! 3303 Posts Joined 9.8 Years Ago

The reason those review scores are so high is because those reviewers weren't forced to complete the game and could stop when they want (which almost certainly was before they beat it)

I was super psyched about the promise of ZX (Megaman X style gameplay with "metroidvania" style adventure and freedom) but was quickly disappointed. A big complaint with many is the needlessly confusing map layout, which is valid, but the biggest problem with the game is that it's much more frustrating than fun. Allow me to elucidate.

The issue is that in a Metroid style game or a Castlevania style game where the areas are all linked and you backtrack to advance your progress the generic monsters you come across become gradually easier to defeat as you become more powerful. This gives you a sense of accomplishment and makes backtracking relatively painless. In ZX, an enemy at the beginning of the game is just as strong at the end, and your weapons aren't really powered up any more. This added with having to navigate insta-death electric spikes and bottomless pits just to walk back to officially complete a quest makes this game an UTTER FAILURE.

I sold it. And I never sell games. Buy one of the Zero games or the X collection if you like the rpg advancement stuff and stay the hell away from this one.

You MIGHT be able to find it at K-Mart or GameRush for $20, but those stores carried few copies to being with, so you're not likely to come across one in those stores. This deal saves you time, gas, and money!

#14
Roufuss
is now a coupon
CAGiversary! 21591 Posts Joined 11.7 Years Ago

The reason those review scores are so high is because those reviewers weren't forced to complete the game and could stop when they want (which almost certainly was before they beat it)

I was super psyched about the promise of ZX (Megaman X style gameplay with "metroidvania" style adventure and freedom) but was quickly disappointed. A big complaint with many is the needlessly confusing map layout, which is valid, but the biggest problem with the game is that it's much more frustrating than fun. Allow me to elucidate.

The issue is that in a Metroid style game or a Castlevania style game where the areas are all linked and you backtrack to advance your progress the generic monsters you come across become gradually easier to defeat as you become more powerful. This gives you a sense of accomplishment and makes backtracking relatively painless. In ZX, an enemy at the beginning of the game is just as strong at the end, and your weapons aren't really powered up any more. This added with having to navigate insta-death electric spikes and bottomless pits just to walk back to officially complete a quest makes this game an UTTER FAILURE.

I sold it. And I never sell games. Buy one of the Zero games or the X collection if you like the rpg advancement stuff and stay the hell away from this one.

Agreed!

I will also add the quest system is just badly implemented in the first place, compared to something like Portrait of Ruin.

Take that $16.16 and put it towards either DS Castlevania or a GBA Metroid, if you really want a metroidvania style game.

I hope the 2nd one fixes the NUMEROUS mistakes from the first one. I sold this game as soon as I beat it.

I called my lady friend last night and said my buddy had to beat off on my chest, she is kinda pissed at me, but it was the best idea I had all night, and I stand by it.

I'm on the fence simply because I can't decide on a good filler item. The filler item site's suggestions just don't jive with me. There's a ton of DVDs I want to get but I can't justify buying them on Amazon when they're about 40% cheaper on Deep Discount. I might just eat the shipping :(

#20
metaly
In the world, only this island is.
CAGiversary! 4675 Posts Joined 9.5 Years Ago

The game definitely had its flaws, but I still enjoyed it a great deal. If you're interested at all in playing this I'd definitely pick it up, as I was shopping around for a gift copy a few weeks ago and it's pretty much only online now. (Capcom really has an aversion to printing lots of DS games, I guess.)

Megaman games are mostly known for their unforgiving gameplay. A lot of areas are instant death. That said, this time around it is easier than some of the other megaman games. The inclusion of energy tanks and usable items for health makes it easier than the early generation games. Its also easier than the Z series on the gba.

Damn you amazon and your $16 megaman zx. Now luckily I need to buy a WoW 60 day card, FF XII when it goes on sale at the EB/GS sale and Earth Defense Force for fathers day so I will pass on this, even though I am a big megaman fan.

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